“The worker must work for the glory of his handiwork, not simply for pay; the thinker must think for the truth, not for fame. And all this is gained…by ceaseless training and education” (Du Bois 7). I. In The Souls of Black Folk (Of the Wings of Atalanta), W. E. B. Du Bois expounds on the city of Atlanta, and how the black and white people are beginning to coexist. In addition, he relates the city of Atlanta with the tale of the Greek goddess—Atalanta. As the text continues, Du Bois elaborates on
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Tim Burton wrote the British American horror and musical fantasy, Sweeney Todd: The Demon on Fleet Street. It is normal for a play or musical to experience exceptional changes when it is transformed into a great movie. However, the 2007 film adjustment of "Sweeney Todd" remains genuinely unwavering to the first 1979 phase musical. This shouldn't imply that that there were no progressions (there were a few), yet rather that the real characters and plot focuses coordinate in both forms. Some say this
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each image wants to give. I dare say, that, in that aspect, the film reaches the standard set by Hollywood. Those two factors, which exemplify the great work done in the sound department by Zheng "Joe" Huang and Ke Pollocks and Jing-Ping Yu's cinematography, along with the great editing, make the film a truly entertaining experience. The two protagonists, Sichun Ma as July and Zhou Dongyu are great in their parts, as each one depicts two very differnet characters, whose antithesis, actually, forms
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considered to be a great movie? I think all movies are, in there own way, great. Practically all movies are created by following certain elements. These basic elements are as follows: story, writing, drama, acting, sound, editing, movement, and cinematography. For the most part, all these elements go hand in hand, almost every movie, usually, has a certain balance between the elements. Different movies may focus on different elements in which make that particular movie more appealing than others.
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Unbroken, directed and produced by Angelina Jolie, is the true story of Louis Zamperini and his fight for survival over the Pacific. Unbroken received a pg-13 rating for war violence, sequences of brutality, and brief language. Some of the writers included Laura Hillenbrand, the author of the book, Ethan and Joel Coen, Richard LaGravanese William Nicholson. Unbroken was officially released December 25, 2014. Unbroken is a phenomenal work of production because of its experienced director and producers
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appreaciate, however, the scenes wherein they were whispering with each other, all of them were talking all at once, you couldn't understand some of them. The theme of this play had really caught my attention. The different camera angles, cinematography, editing and the way the story unfolds in front of the audience are the things that make this film so captive. A film will have more success if it starts with a good story. It evokes emotion in the audience and makes them care about the story
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simply a summary of a film. Do NOT write what happened start to finish. Your goal is: defend what you liked or disliked in the film – feel free to use examples – but SHOW why/how you liked/disliked them. You can select acting, plot, direction, cinematography, CG, special effects, hue/tone, music (soundtrack or score), costumes, genre (romance, horror, etc…) and more. Simply select several elements. An example: The film featured excellent performances, by all the cast. Christian Bale, as always
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Discrimination. The ideas are important as they help to teach us about the devastating events of the holocaust and how we shouldn’t let history repeat itself. This is done using visual and verbal features such as symbolism, characterisations, and cinematography. Loss of childhood innocence is one important idea that recurs throughout the film ‘Boy in the striped pyjamas’ It is often shown through the use of symbolism one major event shown is how Gretel disposes of her dolls throwing them all into the
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In chapter 5 of the book, A Different Mirror, written by Ronald Takaki, it talks about slavery and many different slavery stereotypes. In chapter 6, Takaki talks about women in the work force and the factory and house servant jobs, and he also touches up on Irish immigrant. To continue, Takaki talks about the Mexicans control over California in chapter 7. Furthermore, in chapter 8 Takaki discusses the experiences of Chinese immigrants during the late 1800’s. In one lecture, we discussed some key
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Hip-hop on the silver screen has in the modern era been awarded a significant portion of blockbuster film soundtracks, showcased in films such as The Fast and The Furious series and, perhaps more relevant to this coursework: Straight Outta Compton. In order for one to make a proper distinction between the concepts of a “hip-hop film” and “hip-hop in film”, one must first understand the basic semantics of the argument proposed. The core difference lies in that the “hip-hop film” implies an overarching
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